The Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned From Bicycle Touring
Bicycle touring has taught me a lot over the years. As a long-distance cyclist, I’ve learned how to ride a bike in all sorts of road and weather conditions; how to adjust, repair and rebuild a bicycle; and how to navigate...
Stretching For Cyclists
You asked for it. You got it! My new book, Stretching For Cyclists, is finally finished… and you can grab a copy this week only for the super low price of just $4.95 USD (or get it for FREE with your purchase of The...
The Localmotive Bike Tour… And The Food You Eat
Dear Bicycle Touring Pro and the cycling community, On August 16, we reached the end of our cross-country trip in Astoria, Oregon after spending two and a half months on the Trans-America Trail. Apart from the simple rewards...
Mark Your Calendar For The 2012 Park City Bike About
The dates for the 2nd Annual Park City Bike About have just been announced! It’s time to mark your calendar and schedule your trip to beautiful Park City, Utah! The first-ever Park City Bike About was a success…...
The Sprocket Podcast Talks Bicycle Touring
The Sprocket Podcast is a online radio show hosted by Portland, Oregon residents Brock Dittus and Brandon Rhodes. On the show, the men discuss a multitude of topics – everything from food, art, bicycles, travel, the...
Pinebrook Mountain Bike Trails
In the Pinebrook area of Park City, Utah are a number of great mountain bike trails. Many of the trails don’t show up on the official Park City trails map because the trails are for Pinebrook residents only, so these...
Thru-Hiking Park City, Utah’s Wasatch Crest Trail
Bicycle touring is a lot like backpacking… except that on a bike trip the weight of your gear is placed on your bicycle instead of your body. After a recent short two-day backpacking trip near my home in Park City,...
Mountain Biking In The Glenwild Nature Preserve
While out on a recent bike ride, two mountain bikers passed me on a narrow single-track trail in the Glenwild Nature Preserve north of downtown Park City, Utah. I had my camera out, so I captured a short clip of the duo...
Moving On Up
I’ve been mountain biking so much lately. My arms and upper body are getting a workout like they have never gotten before. Tomorrow I’m going on a long day-ride in Utah’s Lamb’s Canyon… and...
Work And Travel – How To Manage It All
This is me working from my room on-board a cruise ship parked outside of Santorini, Greece. For the past few years I’ve been traveling the world while at the same time working for myself. The freedom of self-employment...
What Travel Has Taught Me About The Value Of A Dollar
International travel is cheap! I proved it in 2009 when I traveled through Europe on my bicycle for 9 months and came home from that trip with 70% more money in my bank account than when I left. And I’m proving it...
25 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me
Hi there! My name is Darren Alff and I’m the guy in the photo below. Not the black dog, but the guy running next to the dog. And in case you didn’t know, I’m also the guy who runs the website here at BicycleTouringPro.com. Most...
Help! I’m In South America And I Can’t Speak Spanish
Stupid me. Stupid, stupid me! I spent my entire youth (more than twenty years) in Southern California, where half the population seems to speak Spanish… and what did I do when it came time to choose a second language...
How Travel Makes You Appreciate The Little Things
I’m leaving for Peru in less than two weeks and as the day of my final departure draws nearer, I’m starting to realize just how comfortable I am here at home. I love it here actually, so it feels a bit strange...
